What color is #183C38?

#183C38 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #183C38?

The RGB value is 24, 60, 56: 24 red, 60 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #183C38?

The complementary color is #3C181C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #183C38?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#183C38 color

#183C38 rgb(24, 60, 56)

Shades of teal

The hex color #183C38 is a very dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 9.4% red, 23.5% green and 22% blue (24, 60, 56).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 43% saturation and 16% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 76% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.05:1).

#183C38 color codes

HEX	`#183C38`
RGB	`rgb(24, 60, 56)`
RGB percent	`rgb(9.4%, 23.5%, 22%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 43%, 16%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 60%, 24%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 7%, 76%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.69, -14.1, -1.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.69, 14.18, 185.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.706, 3.711, 4.314)`
Decimal	`1588280`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #183C38, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #183C38	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#183C38 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #183C38 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #183c38; }
.text { color: #183c38; }
.border { border: 2px solid #183c38; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(24 60 56 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #183c38, #182e3c); }

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Questions

What color is #183C38?: #183C38 is a very dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #183C38?: The RGB value is 24, 60, 56: 24 red, 60 green and 56 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #183C38?: The complementary color is #3C181C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #183C38?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.